New Orleans Hornets to Change Name to Eucharistic Symbol ‘Pelicans’

Patheos: I suspect most fans won’t be aware of this—and it’s probably not the sort of thing franchise owners would publicize—but the folks changing the name of the New Orleans Hornets to the New Orleans Pelicans are giving the team a profoundly Catholic, even Eucharistic, name. More on this here. Also check our website here for the story about the Louisiana flag and seal.